Does the moon always rise and set in the same position in a North South aspect or does it move around??
I don't generally see the moon to the northabove the skies in UK
Chris
2006-12-04 15:57:39 · 14 answers · asked by chris c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Just like the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. The moon does the same thing. The exact spot will move back and forth during the year, just as the Sun intersects the horizon at different places during the year.
2006-12-04 15:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by rscanner 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The moon rises in the east, and sets in the west...
MOON RISES AND SETS DAILY and it goes beyond horizon level every day not just fades out in the sky...It should be noticed that the moon's rise and set is due to the spin of the earth not because of the orbit of moon around earth...That is, earth’s rotation causes the Moon to appear to rise and set daily...
For approximately 12 hours, the Moon is visible on the other
side of the world and for 12 hours it is on "our side" of the world...
Moon actually takes about ~27 days to go around the earth (360 degrees divided by 27 rotation per a day)..
This means that the Earth has to turn some extra degrees
so that tonight's moon is in the same sky position
as last nights moon.
If last night the Moon was just at the eastern horizon,
tonight at the same time it is some degrees below the eastern horizon.
2006-12-07 17:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Tooth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon neither rise or set. The orbit of a moon may be going around the Earth just like the Earth orbits the sun. But in this case, the moon is the reflection from the sun. You may not know wheter the moon rise or set because you can't see well enough from its shine. Also the reflection image from the light may depend on the postion of its orbital to the sun. Sometimes the position of the reflection (moon) may be at the North, South, West or East. So it is very difficult to tell you about this!
2006-12-05 00:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The moon rises in the west and sets in the east - answer is textbook. But factually the moon never neither rises nor sets. It is always there - Only the light from the sun is so bright that we are not able to see the moon.
2006-12-05 03:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by Siva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Sun moves across the sky in a path called the ecliptic. It rises further South in winter and further North in summer.
The Moon's path across the sky is always within 5.15 degrees either side of the ecliptic. So like the Sun, it can never be North or even straight overhead in the UK. The Sun can be no higher than about 63 degrees in Britain (the exact amount depends on your latitude), so the Moon can be no higher than about 68 degrees.
The full moon, being opposite the Sun, rises further North and goes higher in the sky in winter, and rises further South and stays lower in summer.
2006-12-05 00:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It rises in the east and sets in the west-- Left to right sort of -- it also appeares to move accross a little to the east as it rises each time cos the world spins around to the moon`s west as we in the Uk look at it -- I think is the answer !!
2006-12-05 00:12:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
like sun, the moon also rises in the east and sets in the west.
2006-12-05 09:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by candy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon doesn't rise or set, the earth just moves
2006-12-04 23:59:06 · answer #8 · answered by animewarlord5000 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The moon doesnt rise and set! The rotation of the Earth makes it appear to. This changes on a daily basis.
2006-12-05 00:00:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
the moon revolves around, and don't change its course, if it rises and sets in different part of the horizon, it is because of the earth's tilting movement,
this time is winter in the northern hemis, and just like the sun, you wouldn't get a lot of them!
2006-12-05 00:03:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋